Lauterbrunnen

Switzerland

Thursday 6 July 2023 70 °F

Today was our last full day staying in Mürren, so my dad and I took the train down to the Lauterbrunnen in the valley below to walk along the river, bird, and get some views of the local waterfalls.

No surprise here — BLACK REDSTARTS were common:

As well as GREAT TIT:

And COAL TIT:

EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH:

WHITE WAGTAIL:

FIELDFARE was a great species to see, only my second ever:

And also my second-ever sighting of EURASIAN NUTHATCH, including this juvenile in a family group of five:

EUROPEAN SERIN, one of my favorite Euro finches:

Distant COMMON WOODPIGEON:

Immature COMMON FIRECRESTS:

COMMON SWIFTS:

Which were soon joined by a beautiful RED KITE:

And more gorgeous views of the falls:

After lunch in beautiful Winteregg, a voice lesson, and a bit of a rest, I headed back out to find more birds — such as this picturesque male EURASIAN BLACKBIRD:

COAT TIT:

I recorded one woodpecker call that I believe to be a Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker, which would be a life bird; however, I am waiting on confirmation of my recording from another birder before I call it as a lifer, as I never saw it.

Dinner was delish and we were rewarded once again by the spectacular valley views on our brief walk back to the lodge: